I was flying one night while dreaming. Through the mountains. Snow capped, windy and the feeling of coldness without actually feeling cold. Not sure if that makes sense but I’ll continue. A big grayish bird began to fly next to me. Beautiful bird. It then went faster than me and swirled down to a peak of a mountain to perch. I followed suit and sat next to the bird. Just enjoying one another’s company. I assumed birds couldn’t speak like us humans so I started wondering how it communicated. Upon thinking this the wind rustled in a unique and more pronounced way and I heard a faint whisper. I could barely make it out, but it conveyed that the bird whispers on the wind to talk. It was looking at me intently and it’s facial gestures insinuated this was true.
The wind rustled again and it said to name my soon to be born son Reinhardt. As soon as the sentence completed the bird fell from the perch, flapped it’s wings and dove off into the distance. I don’t really remember what happened after that. I probably woke up. I have no reason to name my son this name. And I wonder if I’d be doing wrong to whoever out in dream world to name him otherwise. I question if it is important to push my significant other about having this be our sons name. Has anyone had negative consequences for not heeding the advice given in a dream in a similar manner?
Hi James,
Thanks for sharing this interesting (sub-lucid) dream — and congratulations on your soon to be born son!
In many cultures (e.g., Korean), “naming dreams” occur before the birth of a child. In fact the parents will pay attention to their dreams, expecting to receive a “name” for their child! Of course, many cultures naturally accept that their child may be reincarnated, and have a history and lives before their birth into this new one.
I recall hearing of an expectant couple in Minneapolis, who heard in a dream (on the same night!) that their child wished to be called a specific name. Like you, they had not really considered this name — but they both felt amazed to have such a dream on the same night.
If I had this experience, I would do a few things: 1) I’d tell my partner about this dream, 2) Then I’d ask our families, “In our family tree, is there anyone named Reinhardt?” You may discover that a great grandfather actually has that name on the mother’s side. And finally 3) I’d discuss with the mother about a middle name being Reinhardt.
Then after the child was born, I would let it grow up and see if it naturally has an affinity for the name — or for a country or culture where that name is more popular — or has physical connections to a country (perhaps, it has blue eyes, even though everyone else in the family has brown eyes). For example, as a child, if it hears traditional German music and naturally begins to do a folk dance, then I would think, “Hmmm, there may be something to this Reinhardt business after all.” Or if the child goes to the library for the first time and finds a travel book on Germany and looks spellbound by the images, then there may be something.
A professor at the Univ of Virginia, Dr. Ian Stevenson, did some fascinating research on children, who spontaneously began to talk about past lives. Sometimes they grew up and ‘recalled’ their ‘other home’ or their ‘other family’. In some cases, the information actually connected to another family sixty miles away — or the evidence could be validated in historical records. Stevenson has a number of books and YouTube videos about his research.
Best wishes to you all!